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Twitter, Government, and the Meaningful Use of Social Technology
Unless you live beneath a rock in Washington, D.C., though some of you may be reading this from a vault beneath the Pentagon, it will come as no surprise to you that Twitter is making inroads into the District with a new Government Liaison position. The fact that Twitter needs a government affairs presence withRead… Read more »
Help Make GovLoop More Awesome and Win Tickets at the Same Time
Members are really the lifeblood of GovLoop. You guys make it happen with your posts, responses and just the back and forth that help clear solutions emerge. All that and a million other reasons are why we want more of you around! With more members more problems can get solved and we can continue toRead… Read more »
The Federal Coach: How to win Government’s Got Talent
The Washington region tends to slow a little after Memorial Day. The traffic is a little lighter (most days) and Fridays somehow seem to end a little earlier. If you’re a developing leader, I would suggest that you use this time to take a step back and consider a question I get all of theRead… Read more »
Weekly Newsletter on Research and Best Practices
Resources 1. Modernizing Government: Overview and Next Steps (03/24/2010) – Results of a White House Forum to identify best practices in using technology to streamline federal operations, improve customer service, and maximize returns on technology investments. 2. Peopleandparticipation.net – UK portal for people who work in public, private and non-profit sectors, advice, case studies andRead… Read more »
Evolving from Managing Websites to Managing Customer Service
I was delighted to read Web Manager University’s first blog entry on Govloop the other day. Delighted for two reasons – first, that they’re using the widely-read Govloop to advertise the wonderful courses offered through WMU. But I was even more delighted when I read this: “WMU is expanding our training to include all aspectsRead… Read more »
Jennovation 1.0: Leveraging Innovation, Open Government, and Public-Private Partnerships to Create Public Value
Welcome to the first posting of the Jennovation blog series! As a featured blogger on Govloop, I will be posting every other Monday, beginning June 14, 2010, about my musings on innovation, Open Government (Open Gov) and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). But how to these three—seemingly loosely connected subject areas—relate enough to justify being lumped together?Read… Read more »
Behind every great Community there are great Facilitators – The importance of The Facilitators Community for Scottish Local Government
The Communities of Practice (CoP) has over 1,300 UK communities and upward of 57,000 UK members, it is the largest collaborative platform for local government and so can be a daunting place for newcomers. If you begin your CoP journey as a community facilitator, however, this feeling of uncertainty is amplified as you have theRead… Read more »
Why Twitter’s Gov’t Outreach is a Big Win for the Gov 2.0 Movement
For at least that past two years, a tiny yet fast-growing group of folks who call themselves “Gov 2.0 advocates” has worked tirelessly to spread a message that emerging technologies, low-cost communications and digital culture can reshape government to be more collaborative, transparent, efficient and connected to its citizens. We have advocated for humanizing government,Read… Read more »
US Patent & Trademark Data Available Free in Bulk XML / TIFF from Google
Full text XML, TIFF images, and bibliographic data for U.S. patents and trademarks are now available for bulk download free of charge from Google, according to a June 2, 2010 press release from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The trademark information includes data from 1870 to present, and the patent information includes dataRead… Read more »